U.S. stock market indexes fell in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped two-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 slid four-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ was off one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index rose two-tenths of a percent, the […]
Humala Claims Victory in Peru Presidential Runoff
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala claimed victory late Sunday in a presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. With just over 85 percent of the vote counted, official results put the former leftist officer ahead with more than 51 percent of the vote, while […]
Top Nigerian Lawmaker Arrested on Fraud Charges
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has arrested a top lawmaker for allegedly defrauding the government of tens of millions of dollars. Authorities say they detained the outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, after a four-hour standoff at his home in Abuja on Sunday night. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission suspects Bankole misappropriated at […]
Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 17 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say three U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 17 militants in the country’s northwest tribal region. All of Monday’s strikes were in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say missiles hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the main town of Wana. Foreign militants were said to […]
Suicide Blast Kills 12 in Iraq
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide attacker has detonated a bomb-laden car in the city of Tikrit, killing at least 12 people and wounding 15 others. The blast happened Monday outside a compound that houses several palaces built during the rule of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Officials say an Iraqi army colonel and several […]
NATO Continues Air Assault on Libya
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
NATO war planes on Sunday continued their assault on targets in and around Tripoli, hitting a military barracks in the Libyan capital and checkpoints near Brega. The attacks are designed to keep up pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to bring to an end his 42 years in power. British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who […]
Partial Results: Humala Ahead in Peruvian Elections
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Partial results in Peru’s presidential run-off elections Sunday show former army officer Ollanta Humala emerging as the winner over the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. A count of selected ballots by Lima-based researcher Ipsos-Apoyo found Humala leading with 51.5 percent of the vote, over Fujimori’s 48.5 percent. Participating in elections is mandatory for […]
Bomb Blasts in NW Pakistan Kill 24
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan said Sunday two separate bomb attacks killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 45 others. In the first incident, a bomb ripped through a passenger vehicle at a bus terminal in Matani, a town near the city of Peshawar, killing six people and wounding at least 10 others. Hours […]
Exit Polls: Opposition Unseats Socialists in Portugal
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
A television exit poll in Portugal says the opposition Social Democrats have unseated the ruling Socialists in the troubled country’s parliamentary election. Voters went to the polls in an early election following the resignation of Prime Minister Jose Socrates after the old parliament rejected his economic reform plans. The country was forced to turn to […]
Gates Says Goodbye to Troops in Afghanistan
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is retiring at the end of the month, arrived in southern Afghanistan Sunday to say goodbye to American troops fighting to defeat Taliban insurgents. Gates’ visit comes at the same time as U.S. President Barack Obama is considering the scale and pace of troop withdrawals planned to start next […]
